(About a month later.)
Franz: (Jumping off the treehouse ladder) Good morning, Mama!
Elisabeth: (Cooking breakfast) Good morning, darling!
Franz: I woke up, and the sun streamed in through the window, and Nip jumped on me, and Turk licked me, and I was well! I'm well again, Mama!
Elisabeth: (With a happy laugh, hugging Franz) I'm so glad to hear it!
Franz: Can I help you, Mama?
Elisabeth: Of course! I need a few more sticks for the fireplace. Could you get some?
Franz: Oh, yes!
Laurence: (Enters) Hello, Franz!
Franz: Good morning, Papa! (Dashes away)
Laurence: Franz looks well.
Elisabeth: I think he is. I'm so glad to see him running around again.
Franz: (Carrying some big sticks) Here, Mama!
Laurence: (Smiling) {To Elisabeth} I think we'll just have to save some of those for later. {To Franz} My, you and Fritz are going to need to have a contest. You might be stronger than he is by now!
Franz: Really?
Elisabeth: Maybe.
Franz: I'm going to show Emily and Abi how strong I am! (Runs back up the ladder)
Laurence: Where's Fritz?
Elisabeth: I'm not sure, he must have gotten up early.
Laurence: Well, I'll go find him. He and I need to go hunting today.
Elisabeth: Oh, I forgot.
Laurence: He must have gone for a swim, it's so hot this morning.
Elisabeth: (sadly) It's almost summer again.
Laurence: Don't lose hope, Lissie. A ship will come someday. And, in the meantime, we've done almost what we wanted to do in Australia in the first year, haven't we?
Elisabeth: But there isn't anyone else here, Laurence.
Laurence: There's Emily.
Elisabeth: Yes, but...
Laurence: She and Abi are great friends. And she and Fritz - (he realizes he's said the wrong thing)
Elisabeth: You know I don't like it. We don't even know where her family is or what they're like.
Laurence: (Being a little bit bold) But, if they're happy...
Elisabeth: (Cutting him off) There they are.
Fritz: (Entering with Emily and Abigail, in conversation) Good morning! Are you ready, Father?
Laurence: Just let me get my bow.
Emily: (Looking at the breakfast) That looks wonderful, Mrs. Robinson!
Elisabeth: (Coldly) It's a new recipe.
Fritz: Well, it looks good.
Emily: Would you like help setting the table?
Elisabeth: I suppose.
Fritz: Here, I'll get the plates.
Elisabeth: Oh - Fritz, why don't you get ready for the hunt? I'm sure Abi and Emily and I can finish.
Fritz: Alright.
Abigail: Here are the forks and spoons.
Laurence: (Returning) Alright, let's go.
Elisabeth: Aren't you going to eat?
Laurence: We'd better just take some. I'm hoping to be back by noon.
Fritz: (Sitting down between Emily and Abigail) I'm sure it won't take too long, Mother.
Elisabeth: (Again annoyed) You're probably right, you should go.
Laurence: See you all later!
(Fritz and Laurence exit and everyone else begins to eat.)
Abigail: Would you pass the biscuits, Franz?
Franz: Here.
Jacqueline: This is delicious!
Emily: You ought to cook for royalty, Mrs. Robinson!
Elisabeth: (For once amused at what Emily has to say) I wish I could.
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Swiss Family Robinson: A Place For All Of Us
FanfictionWhen the Robinson family is shipwrecked on a seemingly deserted island, it seems there is no way for them to escape this jail in the jungle. Fritz and Abigail, the oldest two children, miss their home back in Switzerland, and Fritz especially is an...
